Which to use
“rencontre” is a noun and “rencontrent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #590
- “rencontre” frequency rank
- #7,364
- “rencontrent” frequency rank
- 7954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rencontre | rencontrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hasard, occasion qui fait trouver fortuitement une personne, une chose. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rencontrer. |
Same sound, different letters: rencontre vs rencontrent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. rencontre runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against rencontrent's 11 (CVCCVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - rencontre / rencontrent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rencontre and rencontrent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “rencontre” sits inside “rencontrent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rencontre is recorded at frequency rank #590, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\. rencontrent is at rank #7,364, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 7954, this pair ranks #421,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rencontre vs rencontrent
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "rencontre": -. Private to "rencontrent": -.
"rencontre" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "rencontrent" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rencontre ← erncontre · recnontre · renccontre · rencnotre · renconntre · renconrte · renconter · rencontrre
- rencontrent ← erncontrent · recnontrent · renccontrent · rencnotrent · renconntrent · renconrtent · renconternt · rencontrennt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rencontre" and "rencontrent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rencontre" vs "rencontrent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "rencontre" / "rencontrent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "rencontre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rencontrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rencontre" and "rencontrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rencontrent vs rencontrèrent". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #421,594 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.